Some Arizona lawmakers and the solar energy industry are pushing for tax incentives intended to make generating electricity from the sun more popular among businesses, homeowners and schools.

Some Arizona lawmakers and the solar energy industry are pushing for tax incentives intended to make generating electricity from the sun more popular among businesses, homeowners and schools.

In the face of an economic crisis, the solar industry, along with just about every other, feels the effects of a struggling capital market. But the solar industry has several key players in its court who are determined to make Arizona an attractive destination for these companies.

In the face of an economic crisis, the solar industry, along with just about every other, feels the effects of a struggling capital market. But the solar industry has several key players in its court who are determined to make Arizona an attractive destination for these companies.

WASHINGTON • Construction should begin within a month on a “waterless” 700-megawatt solar power project in Maricopa County that won a $359.1 million conditional loan guarantee this week from the Department of Energy.

Tim Murphy wants to install solar panels to heat the pool at his new house so his grandchildren can swim there in the winter.

Tim Murphy wants to install solar panels to heat the pool at his new house so his grandchildren can swim there in the winter.

Gov. Janet Napolitano believes Arizona can become the Persian Gulf of solar energy.

If ever there was a time to consider alternative sources of energy, this is it. Demand for oil is soaring and so is its price, so much so that economists fear inflation and other serious economic fallout.

June 1, 2004

Chuck Skidmore jokes that he has spent most of his nearly 40 years as an engineer in the energy industry "working for the dark side."

With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, Arizona is an ideal place to utilize solar electricity. But the decision to invest in a solar installation on your home can be complicated.

Arizona State University has hired three prominent scientists to launch a new Solar Power Laboratory aimed at advancing solar energy technology.

An ambitious Valley developer is putting his money where his ideals are with plans for an innovative townhome project he hopes will run almost entirely on solar energy. Industry leaders are hoping the development — likely the first of its kind in Arizona — will spur more builders to jump into the solar game.

It did not take long for the solar power system installed at the Queen Creek Olive Mill to perform as advertised.

Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday announced plans for a Chinese-owned solar panel maker to build its U.S. headquarters and a manufacturing plant in the Phoenix area, propelling one of the nation's sunniest states toward a more global presence in the renewable energy industry.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories scientist Chuck Andraka is excited about what's missing from a new generation of solar dishes that will be in the field by next year.

It did not take long for the solar power system installed at the Queen Creek Olive Mill to perform as advertised.

It did not take long for the solar power system installed at the Queen Creek Olive Mill to perform as advertised.

A group of Southwestern utilities is exploring the possibility of developing a 250-megawatt solar power plant in Arizona or southern Nevada, which would be one of the largest in the region.

NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of the nation's largest solar company is out, First Solar announced Tuesday, sending its shares tumbling more than 25 percent.

ROACH DRY LAKE, Nev. (AP) — Not a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground.

The power shift in Congress will bring a “completely different world” in energy policy with an increased emphasis on climate change, renewable energy and energy effi ciency, according to participants at the fourth-annual Arizona Energy Summit sponsored by the Arizona Association of Industries Thursday at the Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix.

A new loan program will enable more Arizona Public Service customers to take advantage of rebates and tax incentives available for adding personal renewable energy systems.